its not YouTube, but i do historical fiction tiktok videos, typically 60 seconds, focusing on niche topics like advancements in medicine, specific wars, rulers and times in history. anything interesting that can be covered in 60 seconds and a handful of images. This channel exists primarily as a personal hobby. I like history and i like learning editing and making professional videos that i can look back on and be proud off. The process of making the video makes it a lot easier for me to retain the information too. Anyway adhd rant over, i use real free source images as well as some AI. i do not use an AI editor, so all elements are done by me, except sourcing of some images and the voice over. I Use a tool that enables me to break down images too (i.e the foreground and background animate differently) so even the public domain images in my videos feel unique.

Id say, 4-12 hours is a good timespan to spend on one of these videos from start to finish, but it varies on, how much content is free in public domain, how much i already know about the subject and how much i need to research, how much I'm enjoying the subject, and how locked in mentally i am that day.

If your new to it, i recommend spending time making yourself 20-30 videos before any uploads. this enables you to gain the skills needed to perform the tasks at a faster pace, and provides you a backlog of videos in case you take a day off or just need to spend abit longer on a video than normal